Both male and female observers are susceptible to the false belief that women exaggerate their pain.
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We can make the case against using medicinal cannabis to manage chronic pain by debunking three myths.
A one-dimensional approach to reducing opioid use isn't favoured by health care professionals or patients.
Weed, though far less dangerous than many other drugs, is not entirely without risk. Some 59% of people treating pain with medical cannabis experience moderate to severe withdrawal symptoms
In children’s media, pain is depicted alarmingly frequently, usually unrealistically and often violently, but without empathy or help. These images of pain send all the wrong messages.
Finding a more personal and expressive way to talk about pain can empower sufferers and may help diagnose some conditions.
Scientists in the UK and Germany discovered a new doorway that the COVID-19 virus uses to infect human cells. This reveals new therapeutic possibilities for blocking the virus.
New research suggests people who are experiencing physical pain are willing to spend more money than they otherwise would.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus usually infects the body via the ACE2 protein. But there is another entry point that allows the virus to infect the nervous system and block pain perception.
New rules attempt to curb opioid-related deaths in Australia. These changes are a step in the right direction – but we need to tread carefully to avoid unintended consequences.
Chronic pain is everyone's problem. It's costly, debilitating and, according to new statistics, increasingly common. Reversing the trend is achieveable but far from easy.
A new study shows that stress, fatigue, and even feelings of injustice are felt more strongly by those who have been suffering from chronic pain for three or more months.
Women with endometriosis pay an average of $1,200 in out-of-pocket health costs a year. When you add lost wages and productivity, the costs add up to $30,000 per sufferer every year.
Advice from the people who've reviewed all the latest evidence about the effectiveness of these painkillers.
Discovery of genetic overlap between chronic pain and a host of other conditions could help provide better treatments.
People with fibromyalgia live with chronic pain all over their body. And not all treatments work for everyone.
A policy response focused on reducing prescription opioids will not resolve North America's opioid crisis. And it is hurting many adults who live with otherwise unbearable chronic pain.
Chronic pain is described as an 'invisible enemy' and a 'malign invader'.
Researchers are exploring the genetic differences that dictate why some people suffer greater pain than others, and how to translate these findings into personalized pain treatments.
Did you know that trauma, even when there is no tissue or nerve damage, can cause chronic pain? Exactly how much pain and who is most vulnerable depends on which 'stress genes' we carry.
Top contributors
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
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Professor of Clinical Neurosciences and Foundation Chair in Physiotherapy, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University
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Reader in Clinical Health Psychology & Science, Medicine & Society Network, UCL
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Professor of Population Health Science, University of Dundee
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Professor, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bath
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Professor of Pharmacology, University of Arizona
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Neuroscientist, Monash University
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Philosopher; Pharmacology research student, University of Sydney
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Group Leader, Pain Research, Neuroscience Program, Garvan Institute
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Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Curtin University
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Palliative Medicine Physician, Research Fellow, Monash University
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Research Fellow in Brain Plasticity and Pain, Neuroscience Research Australia
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Richard Gunderman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
